Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
PM Modi has ensured 100% benefit of every rupee spent by the government reaching to its citizens : Union MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Union MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar says rich and dynamic Industry-Academic interface will lay strong foundation of Developed India
“Corporate Advisory Board  organized today is a revitalized approach of creating rich & dynamic Industry-Academia interface which will create future-ready, industry-ready, and global-ready workforce, equipped with skills that the workforce in the post-Covid world requires, is one the representatives of the vision of New India, which has percolated into educational institutions across the country,” said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. While virtually addressing the 9th Corporate Advisory Board  organized by Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, “There is a sharp contrast that exists between New India that is shaping-up under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the Old India that existed for last 7 decades. While that now due to Digital India, more transparency has led to 100% benefits of every rupee spent by the government reaching to every section of the society by plugging the intermediation, leakages, corruption, and delays."
He further added that, “There was no dearth of opportunities in India but they were mainly concentrated to a few influential families and groups. But during the last 9 years of Modi government there has been inclusive growth for all the sections of people without any discrimination. As a result India today is home to more than 90,000 start-ups and 110 Unicorns which are due to extensive support given by government in the form of PM Mudra loans given to the new generation of entrepreneurs.”
The Union Minister further added that, “India was known to be a nation with poor infrastructure during the last 65 years as government could not provide sufficient funds. But now the world knows New India which has the highest spend on building modern and world-class infrastructure, fastest growing economy in the world, a nation with tax collections that exceeding targets by 25% to 30% per year, modernized armed forces with indigenous equipment’s".
Union Minister, Shri Chandrasekhar said that “As India marches towards building ‘New India’, the government is focusing on creating opportunities for the youth, which will play a major role in shaping the country’s future. With more than 68.5% of its population below the age of 35, and 51% below 25, India demonstrates the highest youth population in the world” the minister added. He stated that ever since Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took over the reign of the government, special emphasis has been laid on training the youth with employment-oriented skills and introduced the Skill India Mission in 2015. During the last 65 years, 30 Crore youth out of the total 42 Crore in the workforce were found unskilled in 2014. Now in just 9 years of PM Modi Government, skill based training has been imparted to more than 30.62 crore youth.
Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chancellor Chandigarh University; and Prof. Himani Sood, Senior Vice-President Chandigarh University were amongst the dignitaries of the university present on the occasion.